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| Nigeria seizes more weapons and trucks |
| 2010-11-25 |
| [Daily Nation (Kenya)] Nigeria has seized another illegal arms shipment at its main port, including pistols and military vehicles, a navy front man said Wednesday, weeks after the discovery of a weapons cache sent from Iran. "Items include pistols, hundreds of ammunition, bulletproof jackets, military boots and other related prohibitive items," navy front man Captain Kabir Aliyu told AFP of the find at the port in Lagos. He said a number of suspects had been jugged in connection with the illegal importation of the military items which were packed inside a vehicle painted in army green. "Similarly, eight heavy duty trucks painted in military camouflage were also impounded," he added. Small Union Jack stickers had been placed on some of the vehicles, but the front man said they seem to have been used as a disguise. A British High Commission front man was unaware of the seizure. Aliyu could not immediately disclose where the shipment had arrived from or where it was destined for, adding that investigations were ongoing. Last month, Nigerian security agents intercepted an illegal arms shipment that included rockets and grenades at the same port which had been loaded in Iran. Nigeria has reported the shipment to the UN Security Council. |
| Posted by:Fred |